EP0902144A1 - Interior door handle assemblies - Google Patents
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- EP0902144A1 EP0902144A1 EP98303554A EP98303554A EP0902144A1 EP 0902144 A1 EP0902144 A1 EP 0902144A1 EP 98303554 A EP98303554 A EP 98303554A EP 98303554 A EP98303554 A EP 98303554A EP 0902144 A1 EP0902144 A1 EP 0902144A1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
- E05B85/10—Handles
- E05B85/12—Inner door handles
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B79/00—Mounting or connecting vehicle locks or parts thereof
- E05B79/10—Connections between movable lock parts
- E05B79/20—Connections between movable lock parts using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
- E05B85/10—Handles
- E05B85/12—Inner door handles
- E05B85/13—Inner door handles with a locking knob forming part of the inside door handle unit
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S292/00—Closure fasteners
- Y10S292/31—Lever operator, flush
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
- Y10T292/57—Operators with knobs or handles
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
- Y10T292/82—Knobs
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- the present invention relates to interior door handle assemblies for motor vehicles.
- the interior door handle assemblies for motor vehicles include a release lever by which the door latch mechanism may be released to permit the door to be opened and a locking lever by which the door latch mechanism may be locked from inside the vehicle.
- the latch mechanism is locked by movement of the release lever from the normal latched position in the direction opposite to the direction of movement to release the latch mechanism.
- the release lever is held in the locked position by detent means and must be released by actuation of a button, which will unlock the latch mechanism before the release lever can be actuated to release the latch mechanism so that the door may be opened. While these mechanisms will comply with US federal legislation for rear interior door handles, they are not easily adapted to provide unlocking and release of the latch mechanism in a single operation, which may be used for front interior door handles and rear interior door handles where the federal legislation does not apply.
- the latch mechanism may be locked by movement of the locking lever from its first position to its second position. In this position, the formation on the locking lever is outside the path of the release lever and consequently movement of the release lever from its first to its second position will have no effect.
- the locking lever is returned to its first position to unlock the latch mechanism, upon movement of the release lever from its first position to its second position, engagement of the formation on the locking lever by the release lever will cause the locking lever to rotate with the release lever to release the latch mechanism.
- the interior door handle assembly described above may simply be adapted, so that the formation on the locking lever remains in the path of the release lever from its first to its second position, when the locking lever is in either its first or second position, so that unlocking and release of the latch mechanism may be achieved in a single operation by movement of the release lever from its first to its second position.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an interior door handle 10 for operating a door latch mechanism (not shown) by means of a single push/pull cable 12.
- the door latch mechanism may be as described in European Patent Specification EP 0169644, in which the push/pull cable 12 acts on release and locking levers in the latch mechanism, the cable controlling the release and locking levers so that from a position in which the latch mechanism is latched but unlocked, pushing the cable 12 will lock the latch mechanism and pulling the cable 12 will release the latch mechanism.
- the interior door handle 10 comprises a release lever 14 which is pivoted about pivot 16.
- the release lever 14 has a handle portion 18.
- the handle portion 18 When the interior door handle 10 is fitted, the handle portion 18, when the release lever is in its normal rest position (as illustrated in Figure 3), will extend substantially in the plane of the door panel.
- the handle portion 18 may be rotated in a clockwise direction from its normal rest position, to release the latch mechanism.
- the handle portion 18 extends to one side of the pivot 16, which is located below the plane of the handle portion 18.
- the release lever 14 also has a bifurcated portion 20 which extends to the other side of the pivot 16.
- a torsion spring 21 is provided to bias the release lever 14 to its normal rest position.
- a locking lever 22 is pivoted in juxtaposed relationship to the release lever 14, about pivot 24.
- Pivot 24 is located, as illustrated in the drawings, above and to said other side of pivot 16.
- the locking lever 22 has a handle portion 26 which extends from the pivot 24 in the same direction as the handle portion 18 of release lever 14. In a locked position, the handle portion 26 of the locking lever 22 is substantially co-planar with the handle portion 18 of the release lever 14. The handle portion 26 of locking lever 22 may be rotated clockwise (as illustrated in the drawings) to an unlocked position and then to a released position.
- the locking lever 22 has a first arm 30 extending to the opposite side of pivot 24 as the handle portion 26.
- the push/pull cable 12 is connected to the first arm 30, termination 32 on the end of cable 12 engaging a retaining formation 34 on the arm 30, in conventional manner.
- a second arm 36 also extends to the opposite side of pivot 24, a pin 38 being provided on the second arm 36, the pin 38 extending parallel to the pivot 24, the pin 38 extending through the plane of movement of the bifurcated portion 20 of release lever 14.
- the pin 38 of the locking lever 22 is replaced by an elongate projection 38', which will remain in the path of the arms 40, 42 of the bifurcated part 20 of release lever 14, when the locking lever is in the locked position, as illustrated in Figure 7.
- the projection 38' will engage the upper arm 42 of the bifurcated portion 20 when the release lever 14 is in its normal rest position. Movement of the locking lever 22 to unlock the latch mechanism moves the projection 38' down into engagement with the lower arm 40 of bifurcated portion 20, as illustrated in Figure 8.
- the locking lever 22 may therefore be used independently to lock or unlock the latch mechanism.
- the interior door handle assembly according to the present invention may consequently be easily adapted for single or two-stage operation, as required by local legislation. While in the above embodiments, the different form of the pin 38 and projection 38', will require different parts to be used, in an alternative embodiment, a single part may be provided with alternative positions for location of the pin 38.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to interior door handle assemblies for motor vehicles.
- The interior door handle assemblies for motor vehicles include a release lever by which the door latch mechanism may be released to permit the door to be opened and a locking lever by which the door latch mechanism may be locked from inside the vehicle.
- Conventionally, the release lever and locking lever have been connected independently to the door latch mechanism.
- In accordance with EP 0169644, it has been proposed to connect both the release lever and the locking lever to the door latch mechanism by a single push/pull cable. This is achieved by moving the cable in one direction from a normally latched position, to lock the latch mechanism and moving the cable in the opposite direction to release the latch mechanism. With the mechanism disclosed in this prior specification, actuation of the release lever when the latch mechanism is locked, will unlock and release the latch mechanism in one operation.
- While this form of operation is generally desirable, in accordance with US federal legislation, for the rear interior door handles, two separate operations are required to unlock and then release the latch mechanism.
- In accordance with GB 2,199,363 and GB 2,267,116, the latch mechanism is locked by movement of the release lever from the normal latched position in the direction opposite to the direction of movement to release the latch mechanism. The release lever is held in the locked position by detent means and must be released by actuation of a button, which will unlock the latch mechanism before the release lever can be actuated to release the latch mechanism so that the door may be opened. While these mechanisms will comply with US federal legislation for rear interior door handles, they are not easily adapted to provide unlocking and release of the latch mechanism in a single operation, which may be used for front interior door handles and rear interior door handles where the federal legislation does not apply.
- According to one aspect of the present invention an interior door handle assembly for locking and releasing a door latch mechanism using a single push-pull operating linkage between the door handle assembly and the latch mechanism comprises; a release lever pivotally mounted about a first axis and a locking lever pivotally mounted about a second axis, the first and second axes being parallel but spaced from one another, the release lever being rotatable in one direction from a first position in which the latch mechanism is in a latched condition to a second position in which the latch mechanism is in a released condition, the locking lever being rotatable in an opposite direction between a first position in which the latch mechanism is in a latched but unlocked condition to a second position in which the latch mechanism is in a locked condition, a push/pull operating linkage being connected at one end to the locking lever and at the other end to the latch mechanism, characterised in that a formation is provided on the locking lever which, when the locking lever is in its first position lies in the path of the release lever as the release lever moves from its first position to its second position; the formation being outside the path of the release lever as the release lever moves from its first position to its second position, when the locking lever is in its second position.
- In accordance with the present invention, the latch mechanism may be locked by movement of the locking lever from its first position to its second position. In this position, the formation on the locking lever is outside the path of the release lever and consequently movement of the release lever from its first to its second position will have no effect. When however the locking lever is returned to its first position to unlock the latch mechanism, upon movement of the release lever from its first position to its second position, engagement of the formation on the locking lever by the release lever will cause the locking lever to rotate with the release lever to release the latch mechanism.
- The interior door handle assembly described above may simply be adapted, so that the formation on the locking lever remains in the path of the release lever from its first to its second position, when the locking lever is in either its first or second position, so that unlocking and release of the latch mechanism may be achieved in a single operation by movement of the release lever from its first to its second position.
- An embodiment of the invention is now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
- Figure 1 is a side elevation of an interior door handle in accordance with the present invention;
- Figure 2 is a sectional view along the line II-II of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a part sectional view along the line III-III of Figure 1, showing the interior door handle in a locked position;
- Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 illustrating operation of the release lever when the interior door handle is in a locked position;
- Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 illustrating the interior door handle in an unlocked position;
- Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4 illustrating the operation of the release lever when the interior door handle is in an unlocked position; and Figures 7 to 9 show views similar to Figures 3, 5 and 6 respectively of a modified embodiment of the interior door handle illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.
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- The accompanying drawings illustrate an
interior door handle 10 for operating a door latch mechanism (not shown) by means of a single push/pull cable 12. - The door latch mechanism may be as described in European Patent Specification EP 0169644, in which the push/
pull cable 12 acts on release and locking levers in the latch mechanism, the cable controlling the release and locking levers so that from a position in which the latch mechanism is latched but unlocked, pushing thecable 12 will lock the latch mechanism and pulling thecable 12 will release the latch mechanism. - The
interior door handle 10 comprises arelease lever 14 which is pivoted aboutpivot 16. Therelease lever 14 has ahandle portion 18. When theinterior door handle 10 is fitted, thehandle portion 18, when the release lever is in its normal rest position (as illustrated in Figure 3), will extend substantially in the plane of the door panel. Thehandle portion 18 may be rotated in a clockwise direction from its normal rest position, to release the latch mechanism. Thehandle portion 18 extends to one side of thepivot 16, which is located below the plane of thehandle portion 18. Therelease lever 14 also has a bifurcatedportion 20 which extends to the other side of thepivot 16. Atorsion spring 21 is provided to bias the release lever 14 to its normal rest position. - A
locking lever 22 is pivoted in juxtaposed relationship to therelease lever 14, aboutpivot 24.Pivot 24 is located, as illustrated in the drawings, above and to said other side ofpivot 16. - The
locking lever 22 has ahandle portion 26 which extends from thepivot 24 in the same direction as thehandle portion 18 ofrelease lever 14. In a locked position, thehandle portion 26 of thelocking lever 22 is substantially co-planar with thehandle portion 18 of therelease lever 14. Thehandle portion 26 oflocking lever 22 may be rotated clockwise (as illustrated in the drawings) to an unlocked position and then to a released position. - The
locking lever 22 has afirst arm 30 extending to the opposite side ofpivot 24 as thehandle portion 26. The push/pull cable 12 is connected to thefirst arm 30,termination 32 on the end ofcable 12 engaging aretaining formation 34 on thearm 30, in conventional manner. - A
second arm 36 also extends to the opposite side ofpivot 24, apin 38 being provided on thesecond arm 36, thepin 38 extending parallel to thepivot 24, thepin 38 extending through the plane of movement of the bifurcatedportion 20 ofrelease lever 14. - As illustrated in Figure 3, when the
locking lever 22 is in the locked position, thecable 12 is pushed to position A and the locking lever of the latch mechanism locks the latch mechanism. In this position, thepin 38 is located outside the path of thearms portion 20 ofrelease lever 14, as therelease lever 14 is rotated aboutpivot 16. Consequently, actuation of the release lever 14 when thelocking lever 22 is in the locked position, will have no effect as illustrated in Figure 4. - When the
locking lever 22 is rotated clockwise to the unlocked position, illustrated in Figure 5, thecable 12 is pulled to the position B and the locking lever of the latch mechanism will be moved to an unlocked position. Movement of thelocking lever 22 to this position will movepin 38 into engagement with thelower arm 40 of the bifurcatedportion 20 ofrelease lever 14, and into the path of movement of theupper arm 42, as therelease lever 14 is rotated clockwise aboutpivot 16. Rotation of the release lever 14 from its normal rest position as illustrated in Figure 5, to the position illustrated in Figure 6, will first bringarm 42 of the bifurcatedportion 20 into engagement withpin 38 and will then cause thelocking lever 22 to rotate clockwise, movingcable 12 to position C and causing the release lever of the latch mechanism to release the latch mechanism. - Upon release of the
release lever 14, thespring 21 will bring thelever 14 back to its normal rest position, as illustrated in Figure 5, abutment of thepin 38 byarm 40 bringing thelocking lever 22 back to its unlocked position. - The interior door handle described above will consequently require separate operations to unlock and release the latch mechanism, as required by US federal legislation, for rear interior door handles.
- In the modification illustrated in Figures 7 to 9, the
pin 38 of thelocking lever 22 is replaced by an elongate projection 38', which will remain in the path of thearms part 20 ofrelease lever 14, when the locking lever is in the locked position, as illustrated in Figure 7. As illustrated in Figure 7, with this embodiment, when thelocking lever 22 is in the locked position, the projection 38' will engage theupper arm 42 of the bifurcatedportion 20 when therelease lever 14 is in its normal rest position. Movement of thelocking lever 22 to unlock the latch mechanism moves the projection 38' down into engagement with thelower arm 40 of bifurcatedportion 20, as illustrated in Figure 8. Thelocking lever 22 may therefore be used independently to lock or unlock the latch mechanism. However, even when thelocking lever 22 is in the locked position, actuation of the release lever 14 by rotation in a clockwise direction, will cause thelocking lever 22 to rotate, first unlocking the latch mechanism and then releasing the latch mechanism, in a single operation as illustrated in Figure 9. - The interior door handle assembly according to the present invention may consequently be easily adapted for single or two-stage operation, as required by local legislation. While in the above embodiments, the different form of the
pin 38 and projection 38', will require different parts to be used, in an alternative embodiment, a single part may be provided with alternative positions for location of thepin 38.
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- An interior door handle assembly (10) for locking and releasing a door latch mechanism using a single push/pull operating linkage (12) between the door handle assembly (10) and the latch mechanism comprising a release lever (14) pivotally mounted about a first axis and a locking lever (22) pivotally mounted about a second axis, the first and second axes being parallel but spaced from one another, the release lever (14) being rotatable in one direction from a first position in which the latch mechanism is in a latched condition to a second position in which the latch mechanism is in a released condition, the locking lever (22) being rotatable in an opposite direction between a first position in which the latch mechanism is in a latched but unlocked condition to a second position in which the latch mechanism is in a locked condition, a push/pull operating linkage (12) being connected at one end (32) to the locking lever (22) and at the other end to the latch mechanism, characterised in that a formation (38) is provided on the locking lever (22) which, when the locking lever (22) is in its first position lies in the path of the release lever (14) as the release lever (14) moves from its first position to its second position; the formation (38) being outside the path of the release lever (14) as the release lever (14) moves from its first position to its second position, when the locking lever (22) is in its second position.
- An interior door handle assembly (10) according to claim 1 characterised in that the release lever (14) has a bifurcated portion (20), the bifurcated portion (20) defining a pair of arms (40, 142), the formation (38) on the locking lever (22) being located between said arms (40, 42), when the locking lever (22) is in its first position, one arm (42) of the bifurcated portion (20) of the release lever (14) engaging the formation (38) on the locking lever (22) as the release lever (14) is rotated from its first to its second position, thereby causing the locking lever (22) to rotate from its first position in the opposite direction to its second position, to release the latch mechanism, the locking lever (22) being returned to its first position by abutment of the formation (38) by the other arm (40) of the bifurcated portion (20), as the release lever (14) moves back to its first position.
- An interior door handle assembly (10) according to claim 1 or 2 characterised in that the locking lever (22) has a first arm (30), said first arm (30) being connected to one end (34) of the push/pull linkage (12), and a second arm (36), the formation (38) being provided on the second arm (36).
- An interior door handle assembly (10) according to any one of the preceding claims characterised in that the release lever (14) is resiliently biased to its first position.
- An interior door handle assembly (10) according to any one of the preceding claims characterised in that the push/pull linkage (12) is a push/pull cable.
- An interior door handle assembly (10) according to any one of the preceding claims characterised in that the release lever (14) and locking lever (22) each have a handle portion (18, 26), the handle portions (18, 26) of the release lever (14) and locking lever (22) being substantially co-planar when the release lever (14) is in its first position and the locking lever (22) is in its second position.
- An interior door handle assembly (10) according to any one of the preceding claims characterised in that the release lever (14) may be arranged to unlock and release the latch mechanism in a single operation, merely by repositioning the formation (38') on the locking lever (22), so that the formation (38') on the locking lever (22) will remain in the path of the release lever (14), regardless of whether the locking lever (22) is in its first or second position.
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